Find Spot record 0971000000 - Test pit at The Nursery, Lillingstone Road

Almost no intrusive modern material was recovered [from the test pit] suggesting that the deposits were indeed in situ. The STP was located at the bottom of a slight slope which still preserved remnenats fo ridge and furrow. It is likely that this test pit and test pit 21 [also at The Nursery] were located on the medieval headland, hence the type of deposit and its depth. This si interesting, since Chapel Hill and the back road to Lillingstone Lovell lie only 50m from the TP locations. Why was the headland here and not on the road line? One possible explanation is that there was occupation along the lillingstone Road at the time the field was established. Planning applications have been made for this area between the road and headland. It must be hoped that archaeological work in advance of building will reveal how this are was used at this period. The discovery of earlier material might also indicate that the field was laid out at an early date, although the possibility that this material is residual cannot be discounted (B1).